Stereotactic neurosurgical treatment of drug addiction

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 391-393

  Lu, Lin ^a   Wang, Xi ^a   Kosten, Thomas R ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Deep brain stimulation; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CINGULATE GYRUS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; PSYCHOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 73349135639     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990903312478     Document Type: Review

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